A standard weekend in a residential compound can be a party, but also the perfect place to relax and re-energise for school. My children love sport and practice badminton, basketball and swimming every Saturday. With BSG families sharing similar compounds, it's easy to organise activities for the kids, knowing it's a safe environment for them to explore.
A break from the city centre is always a reasonable drive away, with plenty of fantastic hotels and hot springs 1-2 hours outside the cosmopolitan parts of Guangzhou. The hot springs offer great accomodation for families, with relaxing pools and fun and unusual play areas for the kids — even a bedroom with its own slide!
Not everything has to be a huge trip out. During the right time of year, strawberry picking is a relaxing day out with the kids. Many BSG families meet up to enjoy a more slow-paced social activity, and of course we enjoy what we pick afterwards — whether it's a picnic or dinner back home.